Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 29-09-2018 and time 16:46:23 (UTC) in region Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria), on

  • 29-09-2018 16:46:23 (UTC)
  • 29-09-2018 18:46:23 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3820, 15.7270 at 14 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Palmi RC 11 18930 18930
Bagnara Calabra RC 13 10255 29185
Seminara RC 14 2811 31996
Scilla RC 14 4964 36960
Gioia Tauro RC 16 19864 56824
MelicuccĂ  RC 16 930 57754
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 17 4120 61874
San Procopio RC 18 534 62408
Sinopoli RC 19 2089 64497
San Roberto RC 19 1750 66247
Fiumara RC 19 1018 67265
Campo Calabro RC 19 4536 71801
Villa San Giovanni RC 20 13784 85585

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
31 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.6 2018-09-29
16:46:23
38.3822 15.7268 14 2019-06-04
09:16:11
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 66192291
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2018-09-29
16:46:23
38.3815 15.7227 15 2018-09-29
16:57:43
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61457331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-09-29 16:46:23 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.3822 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.7268 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 14 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 66192291

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 512
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 502
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 87
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 510.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 135
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40380
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61457331
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-09-29 16:57:43

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66192291
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-05 14:05:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PIEI.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:48:39.45 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 16.15 0
IV.FVI.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:48:16.19 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 15.41 0
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:48:04.00 3.0 negative manual Pg 14.8 0
IV.CNCS.HNZ. 2018-09-29T16:48:03.93 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 3.81 0
IV.NDIM.HNZ. 2018-09-29T16:48:01.60 3.0 positive manual Pg 13.36 0
IV.ARRO.EHZ. 2018-09-29T16:47:58.86 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.94 0
AC.PUK.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:47:54.09 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.89 0
IV.SBPO.HNZ. 2018-09-29T16:47:50.77 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.82 0
IV.CSNT.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:47:40.71 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 10.05 0
IV.CRJA.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:47:35.92 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 7.05 0
IV.PIEI.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:47:30.99 3.0 positive manual Pg 7.21 0
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2018-09-29T16:47:20.23 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.97 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:47:01.03 3.0 negative manual Pn -2.15 0
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:47.41 3.0 undecidable manual Pg -0.39 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:38.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 140 44.622 95 0.15 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:37.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 231 41.7249 96 -0.32 68
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:33.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 29 28.4493 101 -0.12 70
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:33.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 159 25.3524 103 0.04 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:32.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 235 23.1546 105 0 50
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:32.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 254 44.8218 95 0.23 93
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:31.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 41.7249 96 -0.35 67
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:31.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 133 19.869 110 -0.22 71
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:31.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 140 44.622 95 -0.27 90
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2018-09-29T16:46:31.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 183 42.1245 96 0.01 97
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:29.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 235 23.1546 105 0.17 98
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:29.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 159 25.3524 103 0.13 98
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:29.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 29 28.4493 101 0.26 48
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:28.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 133 19.869 110 0.11 100
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:13.68 3.0 positive manual P -2.84 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:13.49 3.0 undecidable manual P 2.61 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2018-09-29T16:46:12.47 3.0 positive manual P -0.62 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00015 0.28 AML other m 2018-09-29T16:46:31.76
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000174 0.5 AML other m 2018-09-29T16:46:32.31
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00021200000000000003 0.94 AML other m 2018-09-29T16:46:32.15
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.3 0.0010695 0.52 AML other m 2018-09-29T16:46:33.57
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.5 0.001745 0.2 AML other m 2018-09-29T16:46:33.61
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008785 1.66 AML other m 2018-09-29T16:46:33.93
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000272 0.26 AML other m 2018-09-29T16:46:34.43
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00017749999999999998 1.68 AML other m 2018-09-29T16:46:35.94
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